Matthew 24:1-11

Jesus Foretells Destruction of the Temple

1 ¹Jesus left the temple and was going away, when his disciples came to point out to him the buildings of the temple.

2 But he answered them, "You see all these, do you not? Truly, I say to you, ²there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down."

Signs of the Close of the Age

3 As he sat on ³the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him ⁴privately, saying, "Tell us, ⁵when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your ⁶coming and of ⁷the close of the age?"

4 And Jesus answered them, ⁸"See that no one leads you astray.

5 For ⁹many will come in my name, saying, 'I am ¹⁰the Christ,' and they will lead many astray.

6 And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you ¹¹are not alarmed, for this ¹²must take place, but the end is not yet.

7 For ¹³nation will rise against nation, and ¹⁴kingdom against kingdom, and there will be ¹⁵famines and earthquakes in various places.

8 All these are but the beginning of ¹⁶the birth pains.

9 "Then ¹⁷they will deliver you up ¹⁸to tribulation and ¹⁹put you to death, and ²⁰you will be hated by all nations for my name's sake.

10 And then many will fall away^[a] and ²¹betray one another and hate one another.

11 And many ²²false prophets will arise ²³and lead many astray.